Uh! now that’s pink

Hi… I like to show you an other cowl I finished.

Well.. one of my friends really likes pink   So I had a look for a yarn that would fit the bill.

The yarn I finally decided on was Malabrigo Worsted Merino wool in Shocking Pink. It is soooo soft and wonderful to knit with. Although the color looks like a true single color there are some shades going on because it is hand kettle dyed.
However, frogging parts is a pain.. it felts quickly. I would say it is important to make a gauge (Maschenprobe) or be sure about the stich you like to make your project with.
I liked the Herringbone stich, but I ended up making the scarf in “Patent” pattern (i believe it is called Brioche stich) because the stich looks on both sides the same and I just like the puffy appearance. I think it looks best on scarfs. I might give “Herringbone” an other chance later.

I know the stich on the scarfs looks like a simple knit/purl (links/rechts) combination of stiches but in fact a Patent pattern gives you a much more volumes stich than just the knit purl version. You also need about 1/2 more yarn  to the the length you like your final project to be. Most of the “patent” patterns only evolve within 10 rows nicely. You knit 2 rows, but only 1 row does show nicely. It is hard to explain. I did try to find a YouTube video to link how this stich is made but I could not find any… there are about 100 different variations of this stich. I have made a cardigan for myself with this stich when I was 16 . Back than we learned stuff like this in school – Hauswirtschaftsklasse giggle

Here is how I made mine:
cast on 152 stiches with a size 11 US round needle for a size medium

1 Row: k1/ p1 to end – set stich marker for beginning of row
2 Row: k1/ p1 in stich below – let stich or loop drop over the stich you have made from the row above – repeat
3 Row: k1 in stich below – let stich or loop drop over the stich you have made from the row above / p1 – repeat
knit until about 11 inches or in my case I used 2 complete skeins
bind off loosely with a needle size 15 or better size 17 if you have

oh – and BTW… for me this is not a pattern I can knit while watching TV I need to look where I have to stich every other time in the loop below – but it was okay anyways. I found the result rewarding

- unfortunately I had no time to block this scarf ( you can tell by the rows.. some are not laying straight) – I had to post it yesterday, but I think it’s okay – the scarf is going to wound around the neck anyways.

I have one more skein of this pretty color and I started yesterday night a second cowl to give to my beautiful friend Michele. I will show it to you soon. It is so easy – you can get it done with in 2 days
cast on 96 stiches with a US size round 10
knit 4 / pull 4 repeat until skein is finished
you got to block this style heavily – I think I will be done with mine by Monday – blocking by Wednesday and done by Thursday. I might try to steam block the first time.